The Whistle Blower

1986

Action / Drama / Thriller

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 91% · 11 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 48% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 2945 2.9K

based on novel or book cold war paranoia murder translator british intelligence

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Plot summary

A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems impenetrable...

Director

Simon Langton Photo
Simon Langton

Top cast

Michael Caine Photo
Michael Caine as Frank Jones
Prince Philip Photo
Prince Philip as Self - Remembrance Day Service
Kenneth Colley Photo
Kenneth Colley as Bill Pickett
Nigel Havers Photo
Nigel Havers as Bob Jones
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951.6 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
PG
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23.976 fps
1 hr 43 min
Seeds 2
1.72 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
PG
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23.976 fps
1 hr 43 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by paul d 7 / 10

Simon Langton's The Whistle Blower is a very

Simon Langton's The Whistle Blower is a very nicely done spy thriller and family drama. Michael Caine gives a great, nuanced and realistic performance. He's a former military man, now a businessman, and the widowed father of an idealistic analyst for the British spy services. A series of moles has embarrassed the spy masters and they have begun relentlessly eating their own, flouting the law in the process, in a paranoid effort to stop leaks and find traitors. This effort catches Caine's son, played well by Nigel Havers, and Caine's reaction is the heart of the story. The supporting cast is excellent, and features James Fox, Gordon Jackson, Kenneth Colley and John Guilgud. As with the vast majority of spy films since the 1970s, we must accept the premise - it is rather hackneyed and tiresome, isn't it ? - that our side is as evil and untrustworthy as our Cold War enemies.
Reviewed by R T 8 / 10

A very well made thriller, a little dated

A very well made thriller, a little dated but enjoyable!
Reviewed by Doug E 9 / 10

I really like great British spy films and

I really like great British spy films and this one doesn't disappoint. For better or worse, unlike many of the best (Tinker Tailor Spy) the Whistleblower just has a few characters and threads to disentangle. Which makes an easier if less surprising viewing experience.
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